Sex differences in the effects of interest on boys' and girls' reading comprehension

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-235

  Oakhill, Jane V ^a   Petrides, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SEMANTICS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; SEMANTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34249673982     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712606X117649     Document Type: Article

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